Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)

by
Hewitt, Paul G.

Published by
Addison-Wesley

ISBN 10:
0321909100

ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-910-7

Chapter 18 - Reading Check Questions (Comprehension): 26

Answer

As discussed on page 348, the second law declares that in natural processes, systems tend to move from orderly states to disorderly states. Generally speaking, a disorderly state will not spontaneously transform to a more orderly state (though exceptions to the second law do occasionally happen, as discussed on page 349).